Feat: Arcane Appraisal

Arcane Appraisal General

Summary

You have a keen eye for enchantments, and are sometimes able to figure out the nature of magical items on your own.

Prerequisites

Ability to cast Detect Magic and Identify, Knowledge (Arcana): 8 Ranks, Appraisal: 4 Ranks

Benefit

After one hour of study over a magic item, you may make a Knowledge (Arcana) check to determine its function. The DC of this roll is 20, plus 1 for every 2,000 gold pieces of value, rounded down. (ex: a +2 sword would have a DC of 24, while a +5 sword would have a DC of 45.)

Special

A failed roll may not be repeated until the character gains another rank in Knowledge (Arcana). If a 20 is taken on this roll, the hours do not need to be consecutive, but must be taken in four hour units. Additionally, only one item may be under examination at a time.